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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many simple laborers perform heavy manual labor. Where are these individuals from?
(a) The surrounding countryside.
(b) Other countries in Europe.
(c) Other parts of France.
(d) The citizenry of Chutreaux.

2. Who controls funds in the church in Chutreaux?
(a) The King of France.
(b) A group of clergymen known as the chapter.
(c) A group of master craftsmen.
(d) The people of Chutreaux.

3. Where are most of these skilled workers drawn from?
(a) Around the world.
(b) Other countries.
(c) Neighboring kingdoms.
(d) The citizenry of Chutreaux.

4. The foundation for the apse and choir is completed after about how many months of work?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten

5. As the various workshops begin production, what do they require?
(a) Various specialized tools.
(b) Many meetings with the architect.
(c) Approval from the people of Chutreaux.
(d) Some basic tools.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did much of the new lumber come?

2. Why did William of Planz design buttresses around the cathedral's outside walls?

3. The walls of the choir are constructed in how many phases?

4. _______________ support the stones of the flying buttress while the mortar cures.

5. The outward buckling force is then transferred from the piers and walls to the buttresses by arches known as ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the three phases of the construction of the walls of the choir.

2. Describe the excavation of the foundation.

3. What is the master quarryman doing at the same time?

4. How do the workmen reach the scaffolding?

5. Upon what are the flying buttresses built? Why?

6. What does the carpenter do once the design has been approved?

7. What does the wall elevation show?

8. Who is in charge of Chutreaux? How do they deal with the hiring of the architect for this new cathedral?

9. What types of tools are needed in the workshops?

10. What is the job of each master craftsman?

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